National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-06-20

ever hear OF Jesus Christi HNo, don't think
/ ever heard of Him." "Did you ever hear of
God2" Eyes, I've heard of God. Some OF the
lay .fomethipg over about that before they go
to sleep. Yes, sir, I've heard Of Him" Think
of conversation like that in Christian city
In iS mehy o at .b waiting rsr YOU To- come out
cue them from the wretohodness here. Oh
that the church of God had arms long enough
and hearts warm enough to take them up.
HOW many OF them there are. As | was think.
ing of the subject this morning, 1t seemed to
me as though there was a great brink, aud
that these little ones with cut and torn feet
group Of orphans. oh, fathers and mothers,
what do you think OF these fatherless aud
m9therless little ones7 No hand at home to
take care OF their apparel; no heart to pity
them. Said one little one, when the mother
died: who will take care of my clothes now?'
The little ones are thrown out In this great,
like lambs on the verge of q ptecipice. Does
no, your blood run cold as they go over III
And here is another group that come on to-
bcfoited parents. They are worse of than IN
orphans. Look at that pale cheek; woe
bt isSsh y Look at that cash across the
phsmy compelled It. And we come out and
we ay 30 ye suffering. peeled and bl;tered
thousands OF voices. SThe path we ST" travel i Is
,teep down, and we can't stop. Too late F"
Ana VIC eaten our breath and we make
the garrett to the cellar, from the gin shop and
nom the brothcl. TOO latel" 1t Is too late,
and they go over.
Here Is another group. an army of neglected
and every time they step ten thousand hearts
,Sesl The gtound Is red with the blood Of
houses Se ana sRsme up sTeso on Dee
| SPAR pushes them on toward the brink. The
death -knell has already begun 10 toll, aud the
plunge OF a cataract. While these children are
on the brink they bait, and throw out their
hands, and cry: Help helpr' o, church of
Son God VIII Won 9q sen
them from going down; am the ransom.
the Ga % on fhs hos, sSet e and Just leaked
ever examined the faces of the neglected chill
dren Of the poor Other children have glad
ness In their faces. When group of them
spring gust had nnloosened nm orchard OF
apple blossoms. But these children OF the
poor, There is but little ring in their laughter
memory tripped II. They have an old walk
They, do not skip or run on. the lumber Just for
Me pleasure of leaping down. They never
waded In the brook for pebbles. They never
chased the butterfly across the lawn. putting
lheir hat right down where 1t was Just before.
Want waved its wizard wand above the
manger of their birth, and withered leaves are
lying where God intended a budding giant OF
children gets out. Here is one,
s,ge he a sent out by his parents, who say to
and steal" The boy says 81 can't steal"
They kick him into a corner. That night he
puts his swollen head into the straw, but a
voice comes from Heaven, saying Courage,
bow. courage Covering
from the beastiality and stopping his ears from
the cursing he gets up better and better. He
W Wi,h bis face clean at the public hydrant.
gets better coat. Rough men. knowing that
he comes from low street, say: Back with
you you lite Sillaip TO the place where you
GOD help me, can't go back !" and quicker
than eyer mother few at tho cry OF child's
pain, the Lord responds from the Heavens:
gets him a position. After while he issecond
clerk. Years pass on, and he ls first clerk.
hea1s RGss On Ms c The glory % manhood
goes on from one business success to another
ne has achieved great fortune: He is the
friend Of the church OF God, the friend OF all
talking TO. the board OF trade, or
70 the chamber Of commerce People say:
DO you know who that is? Why, that Is a
street" But God says in regard to him some.
thing better than that: THESE are they which
came out OF great tribulation, and had their
robes washed and made white In the blood of
the Lamb" o, for some one to write the his
tory OF boy heroes and girl heroines who have
triumphcd over want and starvation, and filth
mSdemsde BY the hand Of n God !e anS W Sfea
these shall come ut last with songs and re-
loi.lpg, II will takea very. broad banner to
bold The names OF all the battle fields on
With they got the victory.
SC1ne years ago a rouahly.clad. ragged boy
ctme into my brothers office in New York
and said; 'Mr. Ialmage, lend me five dollars"
ny brother said; "Mh9 are ~, yosag The boy
What do yen want to do with five dollars?''
We'll, !" the boy replied, ''my mother Is sick
and poor and want TO go into the newspaper
will pay you back" Ny brother gave him the
five dollars, Of course never expecting to see It
again; but he said, when WIN you pay tip
sir" Time went by and one day a lad came
your I'VE dollars" what do You mean? What
1--WE five dollars" Inquired my brother; Don't
months ago and wanted to borrow five dollars
TO go into the newspaper business" "'oh,
yes, remember; are you the lad?' YES"
he replied, ~ have got along nicely, ! have
got nice home for my mother (she Is sick
yeti, and am as well clothed as you are, and
there's your five dollars, oh, was he not
boys as have sometimes seen moving In eie-
CANT circles. never put to any use tor God or
man. Worth saving l go, farther than
only worth saving but they are being ss sav ed.
One Of these lads picked UP from our streets
and sent west by benevolent society wrote
s s% ayRSb IN Es e Ms fSng 5 Ss
shall be entered as member the first of next
month. now teach Sunday school class of
TSs o1Ss get a9pg first rate y Tth t.
II the boys running around the street with
blacking-box on their shoulder. or bundle of
papers under their arms, only knew what high
hesitate about coming west, but come the first
chance they got.' So some by one humane
and Christian visitation and some by another
through which two thousand of the little ones
passed, one thousand nine hundred and
ninety,Bve turned out well. In other words,
badly. There are thousands OF them who,
through Christian societies. have been
transplsnted to beautiful homes all over this
rich grace Of our Lord Jesus Christ have al.
ready won the crown. A little girl was found
In the streets of Baltimore and taken into one
wSs e tssy said to her
Is Mary" What Is your other name2" She
the reform society, and as they did not know
Lost since she had been pickedu up out of the
street; But she grew on, and after a while the
Holy Spirit came TO her heart, and she became
and when anybody asked her what her name
was, she said: IL used to be Mary Lost but
now, since have become Christian. It is Mary
Found"
For this vast multitude, are we willing to 20
forth from this mornings service and see what
we can do, employing all the agencies have
spoken OF for the rectfcation of the poisoned
ttonntainsY We live In a beautiful city The
lines have fallen to us In pleasant places, and
we have goodly heritage; and any man who
does not Ike residence In Brooklynl must be
O most uncomfortable and unreasonable man
But, my friends, the material prosperity of
city Is not its chief glory. There may be fine
houses and beautiful streets, and that all be
the garniiure OF q sepulcher. Some of the
most prosperous cities of the world have gone
down, not one stone left upon another. But